qiào

common
noun

Meaning of

鞘 means sheath; scabbard for sword or knife. Pronounced qiào.

  • sheath; scabbard for sword or knife

Character Info

Radical
Strokes18
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

jiàn
chā
jìn
jiàn
qiào
shōu
hǎo
 

He sheathed his sword and put it away safely.

Zhè
shì
dāo
de
qiào
shàng
zhe
jīng
zhì
de
huā
wén
 

There are delicate patterns carved on the scabbard of this katana.

chū
le
qiào
zhōng
de
shǒu
 

He pulled out the dagger from its sheath.

Zhè
jūn
dāo
de
qiào
shì
hēi
zuò
de
 

This military knife's scabbard is made of black leather.

Qǐng
jiāng
de
pèi
dāo
qiào
 

Please sheath your ceremonial sword.

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